On April 23 we celebrated Shakespeare’s birthday with plenty of articles in the news listing words that appeared first in his works. I had some fun browsing around in www.shakespeare-online.com. Did he really dream up such images as swagger, lackluster, laughable and moonbeam? It makes me wonder, what did we call it before it was […]

About Shirley

For years I balanced the work/life tightrope, and now I’m celebrating the freedom – madly writing mysteries. My husband Bill and I both worked demanding schedules, and we moved to six different cities before landing back in Houston. Lucky for me, it wasn’t all work all the time.